Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish innúar (very cold), from Old Irish an- (very) + úar (cold); later reinterpreted as a compound of fionn (white) +‎ fuar

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪn̪ˠˌuəɾˠ/

Adjective

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fionnuar (genitive singular masculine fhionnuair, plural fionnuara, comparative fionnuaire)

  1. cool, refreshing

Declension

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Declension of fionnuar
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fionnuar fhionnuar fionnuara;
fhionnuara2
vocative fhionnuair fionnuara
genitive fionnuaire fionnuara fionnuar
dative fionnuar;
fhionnuar1
fhionnuar;
fhionnuair (archaic)
fionnuara;
fhionnuara2
Comparative níos fionnuaire
Superlative is fionnuaire

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of fionnuar
radical lenition eclipsis
fionnuar fhionnuar bhfionnuar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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